Scariest horror film or book.

The_Kew_Tour · 20-10-2013 03:21PM

A Serbian Film.

You wont be right in the head for quite some time if you see it.

My advice is dont do it.

timthumbni · 20-10-2013 03:23PM

ottostreet wrote: »

Martyrs is ****ing horrible.

In terms of Ghosts/demons/possession, try Noroi! Terrifying!

I've read about martyrs but haven't worked up the stomach to watch it yet. 2 others are salo and a Serbian tale. Thought I don't think these films are scary as such they are supposed to be hard to watch. Agin I haven't seen them only read about them.

Cosmicfox · 20-10-2013 03:24PM

The book 'Let the right one in' I don't know if you'd say it was scary but there are some very horrible moments in it, especially when it comes to describing Eli's creepy guardian.

The Swedish movie was alright, but it wasn't as good as the book since it left a good bit out. I've not seen the American one.

Teyla Emmagan · 20-10-2013 03:25PM

timthumbni wrote: »

I can assure you I had an old protestant upbringing and anything with the devil in it scares the bejaysus out of me as well. Lol.

Out of interest any of the lovecraft books you recommend. I've the whole collection on kindle but have only read the tomb and the call of Cthulhu so far. I have to admit I'm quite impressed by the words he uses even though he seems to be a complete racist.

The first one I ever read I guess, The Shadow Over Innsmouth. The Mountains of Madness is also really good. I like them because they are so archaic, and the imagery is so evocative.

Under best horror book ever, I am also going to nominate Matheson's 'I am Legend'. The protagonist is so tormented, and lonely. It's a brilliant, but really sad, book.

Green Hornet · 20-10-2013 03:26PM

In terms of books, The Red Room by HG Wells leaves you thinking. It's more of a gothic short story than horror and focussed on the power of suggestion as opposed to horror.

As I noted in another similar thread, Salem's Lot scared the hell out of me for months when I saw it back in 1980 or so. Tobe Hooper did a great job on that and the film exuded creepy atmosphere right through. For once, the film was better than the book.....which was also very good. I'd imagine the film probably looks dated now though.

Khannie · 20-10-2013 03:28PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Favourite horror book is probably Stephen King's It. Absolute masterpiece imo, the movie isn't worth a mention in comparison.

I had to stop reading this because I read at night and it is sufficiently disturbing in the first 100 pages that you wouldn't want to be reading it last thing at night.

GLaDOS · 20-10-2013 03:29PM

Mountains of Madness is a classic. I also loved The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

bohsboy · 20-10-2013 03:36PM

I know its recent enough and CGI'd to feck, but 30 Days of Night I thought was a decent effort.

kunst nugget · 20-10-2013 03:37PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

A Serbian Film.

You wont be right in the head for quite some time if you see it.

My advice is dont do it.

I watched it and felt completely dirty afterwards. The weird thing about it is how amazingly well made it was. But it's just not worth watching for the way it makes you feel.

gg2 · 20-10-2013 03:38PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

A Serbian Film.

You wont be right in the head for quite some time if you see it.

My advice is dont do it.

Just read its wiki page. Feel sick

krudler · 20-10-2013 03:43PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

A Serbian Film.

You wont be right in the head for quite some time if you see it.

My advice is dont do it.

Terrible film, and not because of its subject matter, it's just laughably bad

Gamayun · 20-10-2013 03:45PM

timthumbni wrote: »

I've read about martyrs but haven't worked up the stomach to watch it yet. 2 others are salo and a Serbian tale. Thought I don't think these films are scary as such they are supposed to be hard to watch. Agin I haven't seen them only read about them.

Salò does not live up to the hype, it's more weird/psychological/mildly shocking than scary, very fake looking in parts too. Martyrs and A Serbian Film make it look like Finding Nemo.

The Innocents (1961) is a good old school chiller, eerie without the need for loud noises or things jumping at you.

canadianwoman · 20-10-2013 03:45PM

The Fog (1980 version)

House on Haunted Hill (1999 remake)

For a laugh watch the 1959 version of HoHH with Vincent Price.

The Conjuring (2013) .....very spine tingling

timthumbni · 20-10-2013 03:45PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Mountains of Madness is a classic. I also loved The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

I'm going to check these out as a few posts have mentioned the mountains of madness. I have to admit that although the call of Cthulhu didn't scare me at the time I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Lol.

I quite like his style of writing. I also had to use the kindle dictionary a few times to clarify a few of the words he uses. If nothing else he would certainly make you more literate. Hard to do now as txt speak has turned a lot of people (myself included) into idiots.

Temptamperu · 20-10-2013 03:47PM

MJ23 wrote: »

The Shining. Brilliant book and film.

Dr Sleep is even better :cool:

A Brad Maddox Guy · 20-10-2013 03:49PM

I like horror films but rarely find them all that scary, particularly newer ones. The Omen, The Exorcist and Halloween are probably my favourites as well as Alien, The Thing and Poltergeist (though that isn't really scary). I love Let The Right One In but I also wouldn't find it too scary either - The American remake is good considering most American remakes are terrible in my opinion but the setting just didn't feel right. There's a Spanish film called [Rec] which I think is really good as well.

Never really read any horror books. Must give Stephen King's It a try going by this.

Also gonna give a mention to video games; horror games can be much more effective than films when it comes to scaring you since you're so involved in the story or set-piece. Games like Dead Space, The Last of Us, some Resident Evil games, Silent Hill, Slender, Amnesia all have quite a lot of 'sh*t the pants' moments.

handlemaster · 20-10-2013 03:49PM

The three little pigs

rossie1977 · 20-10-2013 03:51PM

The Mist and REC are easily two of the best recent efforts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZdRW7-M5w

eire-kp · 20-10-2013 03:59PM

I remember watching Event Horizon a few years ago and it was pretty creepy.

GLaDOS · 20-10-2013 04:01PM

timthumbni wrote: »

I'm going to check these out as a few posts have mentioned the mountains of madness. I have to admit that although the call of Cthulhu didn't scare me at the time I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Lol.

I quite like his style of writing. I also had to use the kindle dictionary a few times to clarify a few of the words he uses. If nothing else he would certainly make you more literate. Hard to do now as txt speak has turned a lot of people (myself included) into idiots.

I think the beauty of Lovecraft is that he leaves a lot of the horror to your imagination, he merely nudges it in the right direction. Very subtle writer when he needs to be, with an astounding ability to create an atmosphere.

If you like Lovecraft's stuff, I'd recommend The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allen Poe. His only full length novel. As you probably know, Poe was a huge influence of Lovecraft.

cml387 · 20-10-2013 04:05PM

timthumbni wrote: »

I'm going to check these out as a few posts have mentioned the mountains of madness. I have to admit that although the call of Cthulhu didn't scare me at the time I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. Lol.

I quite like his style of writing. I also had to use the kindle dictionary a few times to clarify a few of the words he uses. If nothing else he would certainly make you more literate. Hard to do now as txt speak has turned a lot of people (myself included) into idiots.

You certainly will know what a gambrel roof is after reading Lovecraft.

spankysue · 20-10-2013 04:08PM

I watched an Australian horror last week called Lake Mungo and it was the first film to properly freak me out since the Ju-On films, great spooky supernatural horror.

The only book that ever terrified me was American Psycho, couldn't sleep after reading certain parts, near the end it was like a battle between me and the book and I couldn't let it win by not finishing it.

timthumbni · 20-10-2013 04:36PM

spankysue wrote: »

I watched an Australian horror last week called Lake Mungo and it was the first film to properly freak me out since the Ju-On films, great spooky supernatural horror.

The only book that ever terrified me was American Psycho, couldn't sleep after reading certain parts, near the end it was like a battle between me and the book and I couldn't let it win by not finishing it.

I haven't saw lake mungo but I remember another Australian horror film called wolf creek that scared me. There's something about the Australian outback and it's vast remote spaces that scares me. There was an old film called the cars that ate Paris that also made me feel uneasy. I admit I watched it when I was younger and drunk or worse but it just made me feel sick.

Another good Aussie one was Picnic at Hanging rock. Spooky.

Green Hornet · 20-10-2013 04:38PM

gg2 wrote: »

Just read its wiki page. Feel sick

Me too. Even reading the wiki is truly disturbing.

Autosport · 20-10-2013 04:46PM

The Ring (Japanese version) scared the be jaysus outta me, not really a fan of horrors as I don't like to be scared.

Hondo75 · 20-10-2013 05:06PM

Trick or Treat a well crafted creepy classic from a few years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMoiNyyXSwU

Rod Serling · 20-10-2013 05:15PM

The Shining, The Omen and Halloween are my favourites. Halloween being one of my favourite movies of all time.

All the ones that have come out in the last 20 years or so just seem to be carbon copies of each other with no name actors.

Demon + child + lad who is too old to be playing star of the football team + attractive teenage girl + things jumping out of the darkness = blood curdling movie 8: die harder

Rothko · 20-10-2013 05:19PM

Movie: Nosferatu

Book: Salem's Lot

Duff · 20-10-2013 05:47PM

hidinginthebush wrote: »

This will have the hair standing on the back of your neck!

Great book also called Dark Matter that scared the bejaysus out of me, but I couldn't put it down at the same time. Highly recommended! Nice and short too, you'll probably start it one evening, read til 4 am, get too scared, and finish it the next morning in the safety of daylight

Fantastic read. Can't be real though!:eek:

Heisenberg1 · 20-10-2013 05:50PM

eire-kp wrote: »

I remember watching Event Horizon a few years ago and it was pretty creepy.

The mergeing of two genres perfectly. Excellent movie.

Scariest horror film or book.

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